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national tragedy. the leader of norway's lutheran church argued against giving interfere. >> translator: our future is still ours. we will not resign. then the evil forces will win. but immediately we feel the fear that other people feel daily. do not let the hearts be gripped by fear. these words may seem a little distant. >> police say the suspect claims to have acted alone. media has identified him as a 38-year-old norwegian. celebrations in new york as gay couples legally tie the knot for the first time.

kitty lambert was the first in the state to be wed. today's the first day ceremonies can take place. in washington cutting a deal on the debt is the focus. house speaker john boehner has scheduled a conference call with all republican house members at 4:30 eastern time today. he and other congressional leaders are trying to come up with a plan to raise the debt ceiling before the asian markets open tonight. we'll have a report straight ahead. and six people are dead and four others hurt after a shooting at a family birthday party near dallas. it happened last night at a skating rink rented for the occasion. one of the fatalities is the shooter who apparently killed himself after shooting dead five other people. police say it looks like a fight between a husband and wife escalated until the husband started shooting. in new york city today,

hundreds of same-sex couples lined up outside city offices to be among the first to wed under the state's new gay marriage law. the law went into effect today. susan candiotti is live where ceremonies have been taking place all morning long. >> reporter: we're seeing a lot of people with bouquets. some women in wedding gowns. some men are in tuxes as they continue to line up as you can see over my shoulder. they wanted to be part of this historic first day for same-sex marriage in new york. new york becomes the very first state where -- the sixth state where same-sex marriage is legal. and one city official says she is so excited about watching the ceremonies inside that it sent chills up her spine. they're the first male couple to say i do as cameras rolled at the city clerk's office. >> when i heard those last words

and till death do us part, i started to cry and i couldn't stop it at that point. >> reporter: freddy and marcus exchanged vows in front of the handful of witnesses. they fell in love at first sight and have been fighting for same-sex marriage ever since. >> we've been waiting for years. >> it's a dream come true for us. this is my husband now. as opposed to my boyfriend for partner. >> reporter: becoming among the first to marry in new york, the significance hasn't escaped them or what they hope to tell chair children one day. >> we will tell them when we were young there was no such thing as being able to get married. we were there that day when it did happen in new york at least. >> reporter: they plan on saving the e-mail that told them they won a city hall lottery allowing them to marry this morning. >> once i read this line -- >> did you scream? >> did i scream?

i'm surprised you didn't hear me. >> reporter: freddy works for at insurance company, marcus a law firm. >> i have certain people in my life that they're not totally okay with it, but they accept it. and just the fact that they respect us because of that is really the most that i can ask for. >> reporter: they've already been wearing their rings for five years. >> we're just going to polish them up and exchange them again. since we weren't able to do so. >> with this ring, i thee wed. >> reporter: but now they have something they did not have before. a wedding certificate with the words -- >> we're married. >> reporter: and in fact, business experts are suggesting that all of these new weddings that will now start taking place could bring in almost $400 million a year in added revenue. >> were the most of people that

got married today new york residents? or did people come from out of state? >> reporter: in fact we ran into couples from mississippi as example. and the first couple to get married is 84 and her spouse is 76 years old. we saw them walk out of the building. connie coplove she was in a wheelchair. and phyllis segal. even wearing a neck brace. and the couple said they've been together for 23 years and are hoping for 23 more. . >> it was just so amazing. it's the only way i can describe it. i lost my breath and a few tears. it's indescribable. >> reporter: and as they put it, now they have a real life paper to hold up. a wedding certificate. and as one wheeled the other

away, phyllis held up her hand in a fist and waved everyone to celebrate and show how excited she was. it was something to see. >> what a sweet moment. thanks so much. appreciate that. we're actually trying to reach that couple to talk with them live. of course stay posted to see if that happens. while same-sex marriage in new york is now legal, the debate over the issue goes on. at the half hour we'll hear from jim alesi who was against same-sex marriage in new york two years ago but then voted for it last month. and we'll also hear from jason mcguire an opponent of same-sex marriage. the drama over the debt is intensifying. house speaker john boehner is holding a conference call with republicans in awhile. let's turn to kate baldwin who's live on capitol hill.

speaker boehner has been holding negotiations with lawmakers all week long after walking away from talks with the president on friday. how will this be different? what's at the root of these negotiations? >> reporter: the talks are continuing here on capitol hill. we're hearing mainly on the staff level. but negotiations seem to be continuing as they all have an eye on the clock. there's a building anticipation as we're all watching the deadline tick closer and closer. as we heard from both party sources of the leaders that were at the table yesterday evening as we were covering the meeting said they would like to be reaching an agreement before asian markets open this evening. boehner had a conference call with house members -- i should first say he's holding another conference call at 4:30 this afternoon to update members on where things stand. yesterday during the conference

call he said that he's pushing for a plan of some $3 trillion to $4 trillion of cuts. a two part process. but i'll tell you, democratic leaders as well as the white house continue to oppose that and timothy geithner came out again this morning on cnn's "state of the union" that they do not support. listen here. >> let me tell you what we're trying to do. the most important thing is we remove this threat of default. very important we do that. >> because of the election? >> this is a hard thing to do. you want to take this out of politics. you don't want politics messing with america's credit. >> reporter: but house speaker john boehner also this morning said that a two step process in his mind is inevitable and the republicans are ready to go it alone. >> i would prefer to have a

bipartisan approach to solve this problem. if that is not possible, i and my colleagues in the house are prepared to move on our own. >> today? >> today. >> reporter: again, we're watching to see how these develop throughout the day. as we were told friday by officials in a briefing, they say monday is the day. tomorrow when they need the ball rolling in order to beat this deadline. as the legislation needs to pass both the house and senate ahead of august 2nd. >> all right. keep us posted. thanks so much. now back to our top story. the aftermath of friday's bomb and shooting attacks in norway. at least 93 people killed. many of them teenagers. michael holmes is in norway digging up more information. are we learning anything more about the suspect? the motivation? anything? >> reporter: he's going to be in court tomorrow, actually. it'll be his first court appearance. we're told that although he has

confessed to what happened here on friday, he's going to plead not guilty. why? well, it's going to give him a chance to espouse on his believes. those believes are contained in the manifesto we've heard about, a document that appears to have been done over nine years. it's basically a rant against muslims and their growing presence in europe and calling for a european civil war to overthrow the governments that support multiculturalism and allowing more and more muslims into european countries. when the police say they haven't had a clear motive from this guy, that is a good look at the targets. targeting the kids where they were attending a political camp which is to develop their ideas of the political process and to support the multiculturalism as

well. clearly that looks like a motive. but he will be in court tomorrow. he will have a chance to speak. >> i understand you spoke with someone who helped rescue people from the youth camp. what more did he say? >> reporter: one of the local heros, when the shootings started and word got out in this local community before police got there, phone calls were going out. and a few local people with boats jumped into those boats headed over to that island. they managed to save dozens of kids, get them off the island. i did speak with one of those men. he went over there and did three trips getting kids off. have a listen to a sound byte we've got. then i'll explain a side story. here he is. >> i was very calm. i was very focused. i thought my objective is to do what i'm here for and that's to rescue as many as possible. at one time i realized that i might be in the kind of situation myself.

>> when you realized that the gunman was still out there? >> yes. but i consider -- i thought that we are here all together. there was also other boats. many private like me. we had some type of contact and short messages. are there more people? it was very calm and i thought i have to do the things i have to do. >> reporter: and you can get a sense from that short sound byte of the size of the boat he has. it's not a big one. the first trip he made, he had 14 kids in that boat. he went back two more times. one occasion he said he couldn't fit more kids in. there were four still on the shore. he said one of the hardest things when he had to leave he said i'll be back. one girl burst into tears and said are you a policeman. he said i'm not. she said that's a relief because the man who was shooting my

friends said he was a policeman. and we know he was dressed as a policeman. >> wow. tragic. thanks so much for that update. a worldwide fans of amy winehouse are mourning. they're leaving mementos outside of her london home. celebrities are also reacting to the sudden death. >> the thing about addiction that i learned from playing a bunch of these guys that are addicts is that it's not wrong or bad to want to get out of the pain of mortality. that's what we're trying to do. a lot of artists are just too sensitive for the world. >> british police aren't saying yet how the troubled singer died. we'll have a live report from london in a minute. 25 grams of protein. what do we have? all four of us, together? 24. he's low fat, too,

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♪ amy winehouse performing at the grammys back in 2008. in london today, still no official word on what killed the troubled 27-year-old singer. her body was found yesterday in her apartment. let's bring in nina dosantos in london. when will we know the cause of death? >> it's likely that we'll know the cause later on in the week. for the moment the police are standing guard outside her home, they're currently treating this death as unexplained. they're performing the postmortem tomorrow.

that's when we'll start to get a clearer picture of what exactly caused this extremely talented young british artist to die at a young age of just 27. >> and what has the investigation revealed so far? i mean, her body was found. who located her in the house? >> reporter: we don't have confirmation of exactly who found her. it's safe to say the police were the people who found her at 4:05 p.m. local time yesterday. so it's about 26, 27 hours since her body was discovered in that property behind me. i should bring you up to date with the number of tributes that have been coming out at the moment. we heard her former producer saying that she was his musical soul mate and like a sister to him. and if we pan out with the camera towards the crowds, you can see we've got hundreds of people of all age groups. fans of amy winehouse who've

arrived and have been laying flowers and cards of condolences for her and her family. you can also hear in the background they're playing her songs. the songs that were so famous, songs that made her the first british artist to win no less than five grammys in one single night. >> thanks so much from london and for that update. tune into dr. drew this monday evening. he's going to address the sudden and tragic death of amy winehouse and all that led up to it. that's monday evening, 9:00 eastern on hln. also looking overseas now. somalia's famine crisis descends deeper. the militant group has announced it will no longer allow donations into the country. claiming u.n. aid agencies are enemies of islam. that's while an estimated 1,000 deaths of people a day in need

of food, water, and medicine. one high speed train smashed into another yesterday killed 35 people and injured more than 200. the first train had lost power and was stopped on the tracks. and quite the tragedy unfolded. and cadel evans sporting the yellow jersey there becoming the first australian to win the tour de france. he is also the oldest to win the race since world war ii. let's check in with jackie jerez. surely no one riding vigorously in the u.s. it's just too hot. >> do you know how nice it is in seattle right now? sunny and 79 today. >> okay that pocket. >> i would advise doing it before 9:00 a.m. >> very early. i saw someone running this morning with their dog. big german shepherd. the dog was just dying. >> you got to bring water for

your dog too. >> it was hot. i had to paint the picture for you. but it was very hot. and i was feeling for the dog. that's all i have to say. >> i know. you got to watch out for your pets as well. they get overheated and overexerted. that heat is unfortunately still out there for a whole lot of people. we have seen some breaks, and that's the good news. the number of advisories have gone down dramatically. oklahoma city the heat advisories are back. dallas-fort worth the heat warnings. and parts of the mid-atlantic states we still have them. but it's gone northward. that's the good news for some of you folks. we will see improvements by the middle of the week in places like philadelphia. seattle 73 degrees. >> that is lovely. >> gorgeous and sunny. >> they can bike. bike on, people. >> 71 portland.

bike on in minneapolis. 79 degrees. you guys can handle that as well. one other problem we have today, there's a lot of rain. this is the first day in i can't remember how long that we don't have an area highlighted for organized severe weather. but we are going to be seeing a lot of heavy downpours and flash flooding. you saw yesterday what happened in the chicago area. we could see two inches per hour with these showers and thundershowers around indianapolis and new orleans. if you have travel plans today, a lot of people trying to hit the beach or pool. if you hear that lightning or thunder -- i guess you don't hear lightning. get out of the water. >> we appreciate it. we'll see you later. same-sex couples in the state of new york are getting married today. and we spoke to margaret cho about this. she has worked for years to see

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as we've been reporting, same-sex couples started marrying today in new york. it comes after a long battle in the legislature to legalize gay marriage. one advocate is actress margaret cho. we spoke face to face after the law passed last month.

listen to why she thinks new york is the perfect place to usher in this era. >> i've been working at it personally as an actress since 2004. every day doing things and really working towards it. so i feel like these events really there's this connection there that can't be denied. and that's really powerful. >> why do you suppose this happened in new york? >> i think it's time that people realize -- i think conservatives realize that they cannot legislate morality and they cannot continue to discriminate against a group of people in order to kind of fulfill their sort of political agenda. that discrimination can no longer be part of your political agenda. i think this is what conservatives now are getting. and that's why things are changing. >> and do you suppose that with gay marriage, with same-sex marriage being allowed in new

york, being the sixth state now, that this is going to be much more impactful than the previous five and the district of columbia's acceptance of same-sex marriage has been? >> uh-huh. i feel new york politically, it's really something that effects the rest of the world. not just the rest of the country. it's a major win culturally for the gay community because new york in so many people's minds is the kcapital of the world. that's going to change everything, i think. >> face to face with margaret cho. we also talked about her own sexually identity which she jokingly calls heterophobia. she talks about what she describes as an open marriage sort of. >> for a long time you've been an advocate of gay rights and

women's rights. you mentioned being a member of the gay community, at the same time you are married to a heterosexual man. >> yes but i'm bisexual so i have different aspects of my life that seem contradictory but they're not because that's who i am. >> you made a funny of that in the past in our tour. i'm the one that i want saying that you are heterophobic, actually. >> i'm kind of heterophobic. i'm scared of straight people. i have a lot of straight friends. it's just a funny juxtaposition because in my world everything is gay. everything is queer so to move outside that is a strange experience. >> how do you help people understand the dynamic of you being bisexual living with a man who's heterosexual and how you make plans going forward.

>> he's the best. >> so is it like an open marriage? you see other people? >> yeah. >> does he? >> yeah. but we don't really live together either. >> now i'm confused. i mean, it's not a, i guess committed relationship. >> it is committed. i mean, we're married and we're married forever. that's something that i'm so grateful for and happy for. but i also know that i cannot be monogamous. i'm just slutty. >> face to face with margaret cho. she's so funny and honest. there's much more next weekend face to face with margaret cho. talking about her tv show "drop dead diva," her comedy and the obstacles that she overcame to get is there. face to face with margaret cho next weekend.

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police say he told them he acted alone. an autopsy is set to begin tomorrow in london on amy winehouse. her body was found in her apartment yesterday. already people are jumping to the conclusion the singer died of a drug overdose. here's how actress vivica fox reacted to news of her sudden death. >> to kids out there, please learn that drugs are not the way out. they may glamorize it and you think it's the life of a rock star. but wow, what an incredible talent to lose today with amy wine house. live and be healthy and prosperous and may amy rest in peace. in washington debt negotiations are heating up. a conference tall between house speaker john boehner and house republicans is scheduled to take place two hours, maybe an hour and a half from now.

they're hoping to reach a deal by 8:00 tonight. that's when the asian markets open. a more important deadline looms if a deal is not reached by august 2nd, the u.s. risks defaulting on its loans. >> now we're up against a remarkable deadline. what we're trying to do is make certain we can get through this that brings about the structural reforms that absolutely have to be put in place so we don't find ourselves in this remarkable crisis again. >> let's say you're more or less optimistic you're going to get this debt ceiling thing done. we'll move on to another subject. >> i am neither. this is the first time in 19 years that i feel that something that can be done simply is being held hostage for a very high stakes game. >> boehner says he favors a bipartisan deal but he says if it's not possible, he is prepared to move forward with a gop plan today.

i now pronounce you married. you may seal your vows with a kiss. >> a proud day for 76-year-old phyllis siegel and connie copelove. they are the first to tie the knot in new york city. today is the first day ceremonies can take place. so while same-sex marriage is now legal in new york, it is by no means totally accepted there. the law narrowly passed the state senate last month. with us now from new york city m state senator jim alesi who voted for the marriage equality act last month. good to see you. and on the phone with us from buffalo, jason mcguire executive director of new yorkers for constitutional freedoms. he opposes same-sex marriage. good to have both of you. mr. mcguire, let me begin with you. the world is seeing gay and lesbian couples today marry.

they're happy. there are tears of joy. why don't you support this? >> children do best raised by a mom and a dad and public policy ought to reflect that. there is something yunique thata mother and father contribute that same-sex relationships deny. >> but it is now legal. does that allow you or encourage you to embrace what is legally going to be exercised? >> no. i think that really what happened in new york was a pretty underhanded process that we will see light shed in the republican conference. that people have the opportunity to vote on the issues in new york, and then it never would have passed. >> would you be discouraging any churches from performing or recognizing marriages in the state of new york? >> well, the churches that i represent that i work with, they're the ones that have to make that decision.

and they have made clear with me this is something they do not go along with. they will still hold to the fact they think marriage is between one man and one woman. >> would there be any effort on your organization's behalf to repeal this law? >> there certainly will be. i think we'll be looking at a multiyear strategy for a constitutional amendment that would define marriage between a man and woman. and we'll also see there will be legal challenges regarding the religious freedom issues that will crop up from the recently passed legislation here in new york. >> so senator alesi, let me bring you in now. about two years ago you didn't want this to happen. you changed your mind. you did vote in favor of it last month. what happened that changed your mind? >> i never changed my mind. we have to vote politically a number of times when we're faced with different issues. and my no vote two years ago was

a vote that was politically engineered to preserve the republican conference. and as uncomfortable as it is for me to say this, that was part of an effort for us to preserve the republican conference so we could come back to the majority. now that we're back in the majority, obviously, we had the opportunity to either not put the bill on the floor or to put it on the floor. because the majority controls what goes on the floor. so i didn't change my mind or change my heart. i made it very clear that it was a very anguishing vote for me. i've always felt in my heart this is matter of equality and nothing else. so when i took a no vote, i did it for political purposes. and for people that are politically astute they understand that sometimes you have to do that. but in my heart and mind, i've always believed in equality. so it wasn't a change of mind.

it was simply i changed my vote. >> so when you see the pictures of today and see people getting married today and they're euphoric and excited and happy, they've been waiting for an awfully long time. what is your reaction to this history being made today? >> well, i'm happy for them. i think that people that live in america that are willing to extend equality to everyone else should have equality extended to them. i see this only as a legal issue. and nothing more. and with all respect to the reverend, i don't see this as a religious issue. i can't see it as a religious issue. because as you know we have separations of church and state. and so no one religion can say that this is right or wrong. i am a lawmaker. and as a lawmaker, i can only look at this objectively and say that this is the right thing to do as far as equality.

and in answer to your question i'm happy for them. i'm happy for people who want to be in a committed relationship as married couples. >> when you say. mr. mcguire say this is a religious issue and he feels as strongly today as he did days or months ago that this should not be happening, what do you say to him? you have an avenue right now to speak directly to one another. what do you say to him as to whether that sentiment undermines in any way the law that has just been made legal and right? >> well, the law as governor cuomo has said, the law is the law. and i stressed the point that i am a lawmaker. i am not a reverend. i am not a person of the cloth. so i look at my job and my responsibilities within the confines of a state senator. and because the bill was brought

to the floor for a vote, i had the opportunity to advocate for that beforehand and during the vote to cast my vote. it is just a very open and shut case as far as i'm concerned. >> all right. let me get mr. mcguire in. last word on that. mr. mcguire? >> you know, i didn't bring up a religious argument. i simply said that children deserve a mom and a dad. i do understand his acknowledgment that it was political engineering. i believe in 2012 they will be looking b for a senator with principles rather than politically engineering principles. >> do you want to respond to that? >> absolutely. i am a principled person. because i explained the politics of that, i am being honest. he understands the mechanics of politics and he understands the reason we voted the way we did. >> i'll have to let that be the

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so before the break we asked you a little app trivia. out of the paid smart phone apps, which is the number one? angry birds. don't you know what that is? your kids and grand kids do. the game is simple. there are five angry birds that want to get revenge on the pigs that ate their eggs. so you sling the birds across the screen to hit the pigs on the other side. kids are clamoring for angry birds toys, backpacks with b and blankets. a company that track it is global shipments says imports of angry birds merchandise has surged 500% over the past five months. so angry birds may be the hottest game right now. but we have something new for

you and your phone. our gaming gadget man joins us now with new games to keep you entertained this summer spp let's get started with something called eternity warriors. what's that all about? >> that's right. this is a free game for iphone and soon for android devices. it is one of those sort of fantasy role-playing game where you venture into huge lands and through might and magic will tackle all kinds of bad guys. very easy to control. it's free. and lots of unlockable content. new armor, new weapons. you upgrade skills like a role-playing game. there's a bit of violence and red plumes of smoke that looks like blood. it's fantastic like lord of the rings. >> how about puzzle agent two and blobster. >> right.

puzzle agent two is the sequel to a popular game. i'm showing them on the ipad but they're for iphone as well. this is great for puzzle games if you like sudoku and logic puzzles. they're tied together where you go back to scoggins, minnesota, to envail a mystery. you asked about blobster this is inspired by the bp oil spill. you move this little blobby guy through environments using your fingertip. it uses physics like angry birds. but it's between angry birds and mario where you've got to reach higher levels and unlock new elements. it's fun for kids and kids at heart. >> then for racing fans, reckless getaway. >> yeah. this is brand new to the app store. in fact, it's apple's app of the week. and it is a game where you play

as the bad guy for a change. you are -- you just completed a bank heist but it didn't go the way you wanted it to. you're being chased by the fuzz and you have to evade the police by performing tricks and stunts and jumps. and drive down different types of terrain. all by evading the police. it's really fun to use. just use your friningertips to navigate. >> also great when your plane is delayed or when the doctor's appointment is taking too long. all right. thanks so much. have a great rest of the summer. go to cnn.com/tech under the gaming tab.

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amanda knox heads back to court monday far critical phase of her appeal. she's the american convicted of killing her college roommate and sentenced to 26 years in prison. i talked with our legal guys earlier about what's at stake on next week's proceedings. >> her defense experts are claiming that the dna relied upon for her convictions was either contaminated or unreliable. and that her convictions should be overturned because that was the essence of the evidence against her and therefore should be set free.

the problem with that argument is that the prosecution's case did not solely rely on dna. there was other evidence presented that led to her conviction. even if the dna is struck from the record, she still has a mountain of evidence that convicted her. i don't know if this is going anywhere. looks like they're bending over backwards to give her a break. >> richard -- i'm sorry avery are you disagreeing with everything? >> everything. not really. look, this is a forensic free for all going on in a so-called appeal. it's really a second trial. there's nothing in the trial court that quantifies what part of the evidence resulted in this conviction. so i'm actually convinced. i've held this position since the get go, fredrica. this case is either going to be modified in terms of a sentence of 26 years or she may even be

acquitted. we may see warner spitz who we just saw casey anthony pop up in this. >> really? >> not really. but i think we'll see a substantial acquittal. specialists, lots of doctors, lots of advice... and my hands were full. i couldn't sort through it all. with unitedhealthcare, it's different. we have access to great specialists, and our pediatrician gets all the information. everyone works as a team. and i only need to talk to one person about her care. we're more than 78,000 people looking out for 70 million americans. that's health in numbers. unitedhealthcare. ♪ sing polly wolly doodle all the day ♪

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